by our College Data Analytics Team
Horticulture is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in horticulture than other colleges that offer the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 8 schools in Texas that offer horticulture awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where horticulture makes up the largest share of degrees in Texas.
Leading the list of the most focused horticulture schools is Western Texas College. Located in the town of Snyder, Western Texas College is a public university. Horticulture accounts for around 10% of the degrees granted here, or about 45 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full horticulture report for Western Texas College
Lee College is one of the most focused horticulture schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public institution. About 4% of the degrees Lee College awards are in horticulture, or about 132 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full horticulture details for Lee College
Palo Alto College ranks #3 for horticulture by degree focus. Located in the city of San Antonio, Palo Alto College is a public university. Horticulture accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 41 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full horticulture report for Palo Alto College
Trinity Valley Community College is one of the most focused horticulture schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the town of Athens, Trinity Valley Community College is a public institution. Horticulture accounts for around 0.6% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. See more about horticulture at Trinity Valley Community College
Amarillo College is one of the most focused horticulture schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public institution. Horticulture accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full horticulture report for Amarillo College
Tarrant County College District placed #6 for horticulture by degree focus. Set in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College District is a public institution. Horticulture accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year. See more about horticulture at Tarrant County College District
Texas A And M University College Station landed the #7 spot among the most focused horticulture schools. Set in the city of College Station, Texas A And M University College Station is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in horticulture, or about 50 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full horticulture details for Texas A And M University College Station
Houston Community College placed #8 for horticulture by degree focus. Houston Community College is a public school located in the city of Houston. About 0.1% of the degrees Houston Community College awards are in horticulture, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full horticulture report for Houston Community College
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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